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Eco-Ambassadors

Eco-Ambassadors. Creating change Saving money Protecting the environment. 2008 Eco-Ambassadors. Amanda Parker - Prospect Research & Management Andrea Carlino - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Anita Robbins - Feinstein International Center

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Eco-Ambassadors

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  1. Eco-Ambassadors Creating change Saving money Protecting the environment

  2. 2008 Eco-Ambassadors • Amanda Parker - Prospect Research & Management • Andrea Carlino - Center for Interdisciplinary Studies • Anita Robbins - Feinstein International Center • James Dolan - Prospect Research & Management • Janet Silvano - Geology • Jeanne Eisenhaure - Office of the Vice Provost • Joanie Tobin - University Photography • Laurie Sabol - Tisch Library • Lori Jackson - Department of Education • Susan Storm - Institutional Research & Evaluation • Kate Chroust - Student Services, Fletcher School • Elizabeth DeWan A’09 • Marissa Timothy A’11 • Neema Chaiban A’11 • Sarah Ullman A’10

  3. Goals • Increase knowledge base on campus • Community building • Spread ‘green’ thinking on campus • Create office representatives • The Office of Sustainability seeks to create: • Leadership • Reduction (in risk, costs, problems & fines) • Integration

  4. Format • 6 meetings (total of 13 hrs) • Rotating meeting locations • Field trip and workshop • Blackboard • Background reading • Communication • Assignments • Additional events (open to all of Tufts) • Student help • Projects • Group formation: activities woven throughout

  5. Learning

  6. Session 1 • History of sustainability at Tufts • Introduction to Recycling

  7. Session 2 – Field trip!

  8. Session 3 – Energy

  9. Session 4 - Communication • Social marketing rubric • Identify your target audience • Identify the target behavior change • What is your message? • How will you market your idea? • How will you evaluate the success of your initiative?

  10. TheEco Map of Tufts Medford Campus Session 5 - Opportunities COMPUTERS AND ENERGY

  11. Benefits • Diverse group • Hearing about others’ experiences • Meeting others interested in same thing • Knowledge about actions we can take

  12. Action

  13. Anita Robbins Feinstein International Center Recycle paper & cans; use recycled paper All printing set to double-sided Low-energy computer screens Installed light sensors Installed programmable thermostats Established use of filtered tap water (no more bottled water!) 200 Boston Ave.

  14. Anita Robbins Feinstein International Center Staff uses own cups, plates, utensils, etc. Reduced “carbon footprint” by implementing phone & video conferencing Environmentally friendly staff (walk and cycle to work, center owns one bicycle) 200 Boston Ave.

  15. Bottled Water Delivery • Center for Interdisciplinary Studies • Education Department • Institutional Research and Evaluation • Arts & Sciences • Purchasing Tufts spends $129,000 a year on Poland Springs delivery

  16. Future

  17. Eco-Ambassador Projects • Bottled water • Staff meetings • “Cost-savings teams” • Commuting • Tip of the month • Increase recycling awareness • Reusable mugs and dishes

  18. OOS Outreach • 1 hour workshops on greening your office • Monthly conservation tip • Follow up EA meetings next semester • How to form a ‘conservation team’ • Mentoring • Office checklists • Boston and Grafton • Policies

  19. The real work of planet-saving will be small, humble and humbling, and … pleasing and rewarding. Its jobs will be too many to count, too many to report, too many to be publicly noticed or rewarded, too small to make anyone rich or famous. Wendell Berry, 1991

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